The Shi’a Islamic Movement Of Nigeria Has Dragged Federal Government To The International Criminal Court

The Shi’a Islamic Movement of Nigeria will seek redress for the murder of their members by the men of the Nigerian Army at the International Criminal Court of Justice. Yakubu Yahaya, a leader of the Shi’a Islamic movement of Nigeria has said that the movement has assembled a team of prominent local and international lawyers to bring up charges against the Nigerian government. 

At a a press conference, Wednesday in Katsina, Yakubu Yahaya a leader of the Shi’a Islamic movement of Nigeria, said it will not watch their oppressors get away without a fair trial, said that God is the ultimate judge. He said;

“This world is too small now and therefore no matter the level of atrocities committed against a people with time it will catch up with you. We live everything to God and Insha Allah he will judge against those who oppressed us” he added.

The Shi’a Islamic movement leader also dismissed the claims by the Nigerian Army which was reechoed by Governor Elrufai of Kaduna state, that the group was stockpiling arms to cause trouble, adding “in the over 40 years of our existence we never carried arms. We will never fight or carry arms”.

Reacting to Sheikh Gumi’s allegation that the Shi’a Islamic movement has been running a parallel government, Yahaya commented that “to run a government is to have a president, governors, parliament, the security agencies and other arms. But in our case we don’t have any”.

The Shi’a Islamic movement of Nigeria, said that muslims of the different persuasion who are currently celebrating the killings of Shi’as in Zaria reminded that a time may come when they will find themselves in the same shoes.

The whereabouts of the Shi’a Islamic movement of Nigeria leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky remains unknown. Earlier reports of him being remanded in a Kaduna prison has been disclaimed by the Comptroller of the Prisons. Thewhistleng